a critical threat for water treatment plants utilizing membrane / reverse osmosis technologies
a leakage from an oceangoing tanker, pipelines, or other oil sources
a major environmental disaster and it occurs when an oil tanker transporting oil to shore from an ocean-based oil rig sinks and the oil cargo is released into the ocean
An accidental or intentional discharge of oil which reaches bodies of water. Can be controlled by chemical dispersion, combustion, mechanical containment, and/or adsorption. Spills from tanks and pipelines can also occur away from water bodies, contaminating the soil, getting into sewer systems and threatening underground water sources.
The accidental release of oil, often crude oil, into the environment.
An occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving one or more vessels, facilities, or any combination thereof, resulting in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil into or upon navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive economic zone (e.g., oil spill in coastal waters from a tanker). A spill that impacts ground water, but not the navigable waters of the U.S., is not an OPA spill.
An oil spill is the unintentional release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment as a result of human activity. The term often refers to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters. Oil can refer to many different materials, including crude oil, refined petroleum products (such as gasoline or diesel fuel) or by-products, ships' bunkers, oily refuse or oil mixed in waste.
